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Hunter-Gatherer

Hunter-Gatherer

Check out these images of modern people who still use aspects of hunter-gatherer culture.

Grades

5 - 12+

Subjects

Anthropology, Sociology

  • Hunter-Gatherer Hadza

    This image depicts Hadza women and children collecting tubers, a staple food of the community, in the Yaeda Valley, Tanzania. The Hadza are a modern hunter-gatherer.

    Matthieu Paley

    Hunter-Gatherer Hadza
  • Hunter-Gatherer Honey

    This is an image of a Hadza man holding a honeycomb dripping with honey, an essential energy source for the Hadza people of Yaeda Valley, Tanzania.

    Matthieu Paley

    Hunter-Gatherer Honey
  • Hunter-Gatherer Hunter

    A Hadza man hunts with a bow and arrow in the Yaeda Valley, Tanzania.

    Matthieu Paley

    Hunter-Gatherer Hunter
  • Bawaka Aboriginal

    A modern Bawaka Aboriginal man uses a spear to catch fish using traditional methods in the Northern Territory, Australia.

    Amy Toensing

    Bawaka Aboriginal
  • Inuit Hunter

    A modern Inuit hunter patiently waits near a seal breathing hole north of Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. Inuit peoples traditionally use a harpoon to hunt seals.

    Gordon Wiltsie

    Inuit Hunter
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Related Resources
  • Hunter-Gatherer Culture

    Hunter-gatherer culture was the way of life for early humans until around 11 to 12,000 years ago. The lifestyle of hunter-gatherers was based on hunting animals and foraging for food.

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  • Hunter Gatherers

    What allows some societies to flourish while others to plateau or disappear? Join Pulitzer Prize winning author and National Geographic Explorer Jared Diamond as he travels to one of the last remaining populations of Hunter Gathers as he researches this important question.

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  • Hunters in the Air

    Students examine characteristics of pterosaurs as they evolved over millions of years and consider how these adaptations made pterosaurs effective hunters and survivors.

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Related Resources
  • Hunter-Gatherer Culture

    Hunter-gatherer culture was the way of life for early humans until around 11 to 12,000 years ago. The lifestyle of hunter-gatherers was based on hunting animals and foraging for food.

    View Article
  • Hunter Gatherers

    What allows some societies to flourish while others to plateau or disappear? Join Pulitzer Prize winning author and National Geographic Explorer Jared Diamond as he travels to one of the last remaining populations of Hunter Gathers as he researches this important question.

    View Video
  • Hunters in the Air

    Students examine characteristics of pterosaurs as they evolved over millions of years and consider how these adaptations made pterosaurs effective hunters and survivors.

    View Activity

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